Top 100 wines of Coteaux du Layon 'Beaulieu-sur-Layon'

Discover the top 100 best wines of Coteaux du Layon 'Beaulieu-sur-Layon' of Centre Loire as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Coteaux du Layon 'Beaulieu-sur-Layon' and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Coteaux du Layon 'Beaulieu-sur-Layon'

The wine region of Coteaux du Layon 'Beaulieu-sur-Layon' is located in the region of Côteaux du Layon of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Pierre-Bise or the Château Pierre-Bise produce mainly wines sweet, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Coteaux du Layon 'Beaulieu-sur-Layon' are Chenin blanc, Cabernet franc and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Coteaux du Layon 'Beaulieu-sur-Layon' often reveals types of flavors of raisin, apples or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oil.

In the mouth of Coteaux du Layon 'Beaulieu-sur-Layon' is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 10 estates and châteaux in the of Coteaux du Layon 'Beaulieu-sur-Layon', producing 16 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Coteaux du Layon 'Beaulieu-sur-Layon' go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry.

News from the vineyard of Coteaux du Layon 'Beaulieu-sur-Layon'

Jenson Button makes foray into the spirits world with blended Scotch

The new blend, jointly developed by Button and Taiwan-based drinks consultant George Koutsakis, is named after the historic process of designing and hand building the bodywork for a luxury car. It brings together malt and grain whiskies from the five main regions of Scotland: Islay, Campbeltown, Speyside, the Highlands and the Lowlands, before being married together and extra matured in ex-sherry casks and finally bottled at 46% Button, who also last year revived the fortunes of the formerly def ...

Sale of six-litre DRC wine ‘rescinded’ amid counterfeit concerns

Acker announced in September that it had sold a six-litre bottle of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti’s (DRC) ‘Romanée-Conti’ 2002 at a Hong Kong auction for nearly HK$3.1m (US$398,400). However, it’s understood that the sale of the bottle was subsequently cancelled. Doubts about the wine’s authenticity have been raised by lawyer and wine fraud expert Don Cornwell on the Wine Beserkers website. He also expressed concerns about another wine, a six-litre bottle of DRC Romanée-Conti 2000, which was origi ...

Château Lafon-Rochet appoints Christophe Congé as MD

Having joined Domaine Barons de Rothschild in 1999, Congé has since held the role of oenologist and wine operations manager across Château Lafite Rothschild and Château Duhart Milon for over 22 years. He has now been appointed MD of  Saint-Estèphe fourth growth Château Lafon-Rochet. He takes on his new role with immediate effect. Congé will work closely with Emmanuel Cruse, director of Vignobles Cruse-Lorenzetti, which acquired Château Lafon-Rochet from the Tesseron family last year. The appoint ...